The relationship established between musical and poetic texts manifests itself in various ways; among them, in the generalized or detailed musical reading of the word, in visual-conceptual, plot-thematic, structural-compositional, rhythmic connections, in speech and musical intonation, in the issue of alteration of the verbal text when the composer interprets the word with music, and more... As a result of all this, the alliance of the above-mentioned origins is sometimes "harmonious", and sometimes it even resembles a kind of "dispute".
The report is devoted to some aspects of the interrelationship between verbal and musical texts in the work of Nodar Gabunia, a famous Georgian composer of the second half of the 20thcentury, namely, "Seven songs for voice and piano". Amazing nostalgia, sorrowful lyricism, deep psychological moods, and dramatic nature flock together in this composition of the chamber-vocal genre, featuring great internal emotional variety.
What does the poetic pattern gain during musical interpretation, and, on the contrary, what does the musical side acquire from the word; how do these two mutually complementary spheres affect the content, means of expression, taking into account the compositional and dramaturgical context? The report aims to reveal the interaction of verbal and musical intonation during the "narration" of seven stories by the "voice".